noun 1. a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.verb (used with object) 2. to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford. /fɔːd/noun 1. a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etcverb 2. (transitive) to cross (a river, brook, etc) over a shallow area /fɔːd/noun 1. Ford Maddox (ˈmædəks) original name Ford Madox Hueffer. 1873–1939, English novelist, editor, and critic; works include The Good Soldier (1915) and the war tetralogy Parade’s End (1924–28). 2. GeraldR(udolph). 1913–2006, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974–77) 3. Harrison. born 1942, US film actor. His films include Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, Bladerunner (1982), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and What Lies Beneath (2000) 4. Henry. 1863–1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production 5. John. 1586–?1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (1633) 6. John, real name Sean O’Feeney. 1895–1973, US film director, esp of Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) n.

Old English ford “shallow place where water can be crossed,” from Proto-Germanic *furdhus (cf. Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt, German Furt “ford”), from PIE *prtu- “a going, a passage” (cf. Latin portus “harbor,” originally “entrance, passage;” Old Welsh rit, Welsh rhyd “ford;” Old English faran “to go;” see port (n.1)). The line of automobiles is named for U.S. manufacturer Henry Ford (1863-1947). v.

1610s, from ford (n.). Related: Forded; fording.

Mention is frequently made of the fords of the Jordan (Josh. 2:7; Judg. 3:28; 12:5, 6), which must have been very numerous; about fifty perhaps. The most notable was that of Bethabara. Mention is also made of the ford of the Jabbok (Gen. 32:22), and of the fords of Arnon (Isa. 16:2) and of the Euphrates (Jer. 51:32).

[fawrd, fohrd] /fɔrd, foʊrd/ noun 1. a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading. verb (used with object) 2. to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford. /fɔːd/ noun 1. a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etc […]

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